Reviews

Seth is a responsive lawyer and appears to be a good person. However, my immigration journey with his office has been riddled with frustration, misjudgments, additional costs, and loss of time. To summarize a long and arduous experience: 1. His office failed to update my address during my initial application process, resulting in critical Request for Evidence (RFE) documents arriving months late. 2. When I pursued the marriage-based application route, Seth suggested transferring my initial case to supposedly streamline the process with USCIS. However, this decision only complicated matters further. It became evident that Seth underestimated USCIS practices, causing significant setbacks to both of my cases. Despite the setbacks, Seth only offered to continue the process at a reduced price, without acknowledging the inconvenience or offering compensation (not to mention additional application fees). After enduring a delay of at least two years, I eventually received my green card. Determined to avoid further complications, I chose to handle my naturalization application independently, which proved to be a smoother process. Unfortunately, it seems that for lawyers, clients are just one of many cases, while for us, our immigration journey is a matter of livelihood and security. Although no one can restore the lost years, financial resources, and energy expended, I had hoped for Seth to advocate for my case with the same dedication as he would for a family member. Overall, while Seth may be responsive and well-intentioned, the shortcomings in communication, understanding of USCIS procedures, and lack of acknowledgment for the difficulties faced during the process leave much to be desired in terms of client advocacy and support.

I had a chance to work with Seth and his great team. It was an amazing experience for me and I can't thank enough . They are very professional and very good at what they have been doing. If you need a professional legal assistance on your immigration matters , I would highly recommend Mr. Leech & his office.

Seth is a great immigration attorney. He was hired by the school district I work for to file an H1B petition. He always replied emails quickly and always kept me in the loop. I would strongly recommend him to anyone looking for an attorney to file an H1B visa petition.

I worked with Seth for green card application last year. He had a lot of experiences and very strong strategy to acquire green card. He also has a lot of resources. His response is very quick. I got green card in about six months last year. I strongly recommend him to anyone who want to apply for permanent residence!

Without any doubt, I can easily state that Seth has been the best lawyer I have ever worked with. He always had an answer for my questions, knew exactly what would solve my problem. He was amazingly quick to get back to me. I can absolutely recommend him without any hesitation.

I can tell not only from my experience, but also from others experience that Mr. Leech is a very good lawyer in many aspects. First of all he has great knowledge that bring you the best result. Because of his effort, recommendation and guidance, our case closed the best way it could. Second, he is a very gentle and friendly parson that makes you want to be fried with him. Finally, If I need a lawyer, I would definitely call him without any hesitation.

To put it most simply and directly, I believe Seth Leech is the best immigration attorney in the area. He is well-versed in all the intricacies of immigration law, and in addition to his vast knowledge, he takes the time to really understand a client's needs and interests and advise the best course of action in light of all the circumstances. He is professional, warm, caring, personable, and keeps clients regularly updated about their cases, and is also very responsive to clients' communications. I know him professionally, having worked with him on several pro bono cases. And I have referred several clients to him, including my brother Zaid, for whom Seth is handling a spousal adjustment of status application. Seth has also been working on the complex case of another very dear friend, a local Iraqi refugee, whose green card had been wrongfully withheld for several years. Seth has handled this complex case with skill and prompt attention, and recently was able to obtain this young man's green card after long negotiations and commencing litigation against the government. I whole-heartedly recommend Seth to anyone looking for immigration law help, and plan on continuing to use him in the future for any friends and family who need such services. Thank you, Seth!

Seth did H-1 visa for me in a very professional way. I highly recommend Seth for any immigration related issues. He replys to emails in matter of minutes.

I highly recommend Attorney Seth Robert Leech. His professionalism, high ethical standards, attention to details, communication ability, responsiveness and quality of service is outstanding. I was well served. I sent many people to him after he represented me; they are very satisfied with his service as well and they keep thanking me for giving such a good referral. I rate Attny Seth Leech as my top lawyer, also his bilingual skills make the clients who speak Spanish more comfortable.

Seth helped out with my mother's green card application, the entire process of which, happened smoothly and quickly primarily because of Seth's quality of work. Seth knows the 'ins and outs' of his work area and his advice is 'gold'. I found Seth to be extremely responsive and a thorough professional (for e.g.: he will give you a heads up if he will take more than his usual time to respond, or, he will inform you before-hand when he is taking a vacation). More than anything else, I found Seth to be extremely emotionally intelligent. I interacted with multiple lawyers and found Seth to be someone who knows how to operate the fine line between 'getting money from a client' and 'helping a client achieve his/her goal'. If lawyers subscribe to the latter, they should have no problem realising the former. Unfortunately, that is not true for most lawyers and Seth definitely stands out from the rest on this very important front.

Seth has been our family immigration lawyer since 2007. I met Seth through a friend from General Electric when I was looking for a good immigration lawyer for my brother. My friend recommended Seth for my brother's H1, after he did my friend's O visa and green card application. Seth did meticulous work on my brother's H1 and my brother was granted his H1 very smoothly. Seth completed the work very quickly and replied promptly to correspondence throughout the process. He is always easily accessible when I have questions to ask about any general immigration law questions. I have recommended Seth to many many friends for O visas, H1 visas, green card applications, and citizenship applications, and everyone has been very satisfied with his work. Seth is one of the best Immigration lawyers in upstate NY. He is very knowledgeable and always up to date on new changes in immigration law. He also speaks fluent Spanish and good Turkish.

I have hired Mr. Leech as my Attorney when I pursued an E-2 Treaty Investor visa application. I have relied on him throughout the whole process. He is very detail oriented, careful and insightful and extremely efficient. He is very knowledgeable about the E-2 visa process and has provided me with sound legal advise to get my visa application approved. He kept me informed and was responsive when I was oversees no matter how busy he was. Additionally, Mr Leech has a great welcoming personality and will make every effort to understand all the details of your case to make it a success. I wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Leech as a trusted and exceptional attorney. He is the most competent immigration attorney in the State of New York.